Muegge-Carter – Sunday, June 11, 1939, Alva, Okla.
Miss Caroline Muegge Weds Dr. Robt. P. Carter
Miss Caroline Muegge, daughter of Mrs. G. A. Muegge of Lamont became the bride of
Dr. Robert P. Carter of Tonkawa, son of Dr. and Mrs. T. C. Carter of Alva, at 4 o’clock
Sunday afternoon in the Lamont Methodist church. Rev. Don H. LaGrone of Oklahoma
City read the single ring ceremony.
The church was attractively decorated with palms and gladioli Tall cathedral candles
flanked the altar and the white prie dieu.
Preceding the ceremony Miss Lena Esch, pianist, and Ben Matkin, violinist, both of
Tonkawa played several numbers and Miss Mirth Kugel of Lamont, accompanied by
Miss Esch, sang “Because” and “All For You.” The bridal chorus from “Lohengrin” and
“Mendelssohn’s Wedding March” were used for the processional and the recessional.
The tapers were lighted by Sally Mathews, niece of the bridegroom and Patricia Kugel of
Oklahoma City. Both small girls were dressed in floor length pink frocks and wore
gardenias in their hair
Matron of honor was Mrs. Dent Hand of Denver, Colo., cousin of the bride. She wore a
floor length lavender lace dress and carried a bouquet of Johanna Hill roses.
Joe Denner of Alva served as the best man and ushers were Archel Muegge and George
Muegge, brothers of the bride, Dr. D. L. Mathews of Tonkawa and Dent N. Hand of
Denver.
The bride wore a lovely gown of eyelet embroidered organdie. Her finger tip length veil
was held in place with lilies of the valley and fell forward over her face. Her bouquet
was of Easter lilies and lilies of the valley. She was given away in marriage by her uncle,
W. C. Muegge of Lamont.
A reception was held in the Muegge home immediately following the ceremony. Roses
were used effectively for house decorations.
Mrs. W. J. Lamb of Coffeyville and Mrs. W. C. Muegge of Lamont, aunts of the bride,
and Miss Vera Kimble of Tonkawa presided at the refreshment table which was
appointed with white tapers. Miss Pauline Muegge, cousin of the bride was in charge of
the guest book.
Guests from Alva who attended the wedding were Dr. and Mrs. T. C. Carter, parents of
the bridegroom, Misses Rose Marie and Bethlene Kinsall, cousins of the bridegroom, Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Denner, Mr. and Mrs. Andy Beegle, Mr. and Mrs. Milford Rice and Mr. and
Mrs. Norman Ryerson.
After the reception the bride and groom left on a brief trip before returning to Tonkawa to
make their home. For her going away costume, the bride chose a redingote with a coat of
cream crepe over a dress of sheer japonica print. Her accessories were cream and
japonica.
Mrs. Carter attended Stephens College, Columbia, Mo., Oklahoma City University and
the University of Colorado at Boulder, Colo. For the past six years she has been a
member of the faculty of the Tonkawa public schools.
Doctor Carter ahs been engaged in the practice of dentistry in Tonkawa for the past five
years. He attended Northwestern State college at Alva and obtained his DDS degree at
Western Dental College, Kansas City, Mo.